Inside the O’Brien Fine Foods factory in lockdown Kildare‘Our staff are taking a lot of heat in Kildare right now. They haven’t done anything wrong . . . we didn’t intentionally bring the virus into our factory’Sat Aug 15 2020 - 05:14
Jennifer O’Connell: Why is Trump afraid of Kamala Harris?Alpha bully boy and US president sees his demise in Biden’s ‘nasty’ running mateSat Aug 15 2020 - 01:00
Inside the dog-trafficking trade: ‘After drugs, it’s guns, then pups’Campaigners call for strict laws on dog trade after a rise in dognapping since lockdownSat Aug 08 2020 - 06:00
Have young people stopped following Covid-19 advice on travel and parties?Three-quarters of new cases are among under-45s. Complacency seems to be creeping inSat Aug 08 2020 - 06:00
Was Caroline Flack ‘hounded’ to death by tabloid media or us?The internet has made the hounding business low cost, low risk and 24/7Sat Aug 08 2020 - 01:00
Grafton Street: ‘It’s like a ghost town’Ireland’s premier shopping street is a grim reflection of the situation facing retailersSat Aug 01 2020 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Ireland has its attitude to travel back to frontThe Government needs to worry about who is flying in, not who is flying outSat Aug 01 2020 - 01:00
Green list under the microscope: Who might travel to these countries, and why?Family? Leisure? Trade? Why do people travel to these green list countries?Sat Jul 25 2020 - 06:00
It would be terrible if Staycation Nation turned into Rip-off IrelandA week in Kerry is no longer the frugal choice of the bucket-and-spade brigadeSat Jul 25 2020 - 01:00
A week of eased restrictions: ‘It’s reopening way too fast’Irish people are surprised ‘unlocking’ happened so fast – too fast for many of usSat Jul 04 2020 - 06:00
If hairdressers ran our schools every child would be going back in SeptemberYour children will be going back to school in September. Maybe. Possibly on a part-time basisSat Jul 04 2020 - 01:00
Sil Fox: ‘My phone went silent. Nobody rang’The comedian wants his life back after a recent sex assault case against him was dismissedSat Jun 27 2020 - 06:00
‘We’ve got a real chance to reimagine our cities’: 20 ways to improve urban life after lockdownCovid-19 gives us a chance to push reset, to see the space, not the things crowding into itSat Jun 27 2020 - 06:00
Defacing statues is not all mindless, but it’s all still vandalismIf we were to remove statues and rename streets in Ireland, where might we start?Sat Jun 27 2020 - 01:00
Sil Fox plans to sue State after sexual assault claim dismissedComedian (87) cites ‘serious reputational damages’ caused by prosecution in letter to DPPWed Jun 24 2020 - 17:05
From Golly Bars to Eskimo Mints: The Irish brands with a race problemUS firms are ditching racist branding. But Ireland has had its share of offensive productsMon Jun 22 2020 - 06:00
Pubs are a Covid-19 risk. Why are we rushing to reopen them?Jennifer O’Connell: Lobby groups are pushing pubs out of lockdown despite health risksSat Jun 20 2020 - 01:00
The ultimate parents’ survival guide to summer 2020Activities are curbed due to Covid-19, but there’s plenty of ways to keep kids occupiedSat Jun 13 2020 - 06:00
How Covid-19 saved a boy’s life: A day at the Mater hospitalStaff at the Dublin hospital are treating not only coronavirus but many other ailmentsSat Jun 13 2020 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: There are no winners in trans-rights culture warJK Rowling’s tweet launched the latest salvo in a toxic war of wordsSat Jun 13 2020 - 01:00
School just one day a week after the summer? Joe McHugh has got to be kiddingParents know ‘blended learning’ is no substitute for a real education. It sells us all shortFri Jun 12 2020 - 17:15
Lockdown lifted: Summer finally arrives in Dunmore East‘When customers come here for dinner, they don’t want to think about Covid’Tue Jun 09 2020 - 01:00
If there is a defining American value today, it is rageAnger is Trump’s weapon. It’s the reason his lies are not just tolerated, but embracedSat Jun 06 2020 - 01:00
Normal People Class of 2020: The nine college friends in the seriesMeet the ‘Lirheads’: the nine college friends who ended up cast together in Normal PeopleSun May 31 2020 - 06:00
Remaking Ireland: Five positives from the pandemicThe crisis poses huge threats but also shows us ways forward in health, housing, work and lifestyleSat May 30 2020 - 06:00
Jennifer O'Connell: Sil Fox has a point about #MeToo and hashtag justice‘Believe women’ is a trite, reductive slogan that is equally offensive to everyoneSat May 30 2020 - 01:00
Prof Luke O’Neill: ‘It’s definitely beatable, Covid-19’‘Black Death went away, 1918 flu went away, Swine flu went away. It’s beatable, this one’Sun May 24 2020 - 06:00
Going anywhere nice this year? Just back to the 1970s, thanksAfter 10 weeks of abnormality, a belt of the crozier will no longer be enoughSat May 23 2020 - 01:00
Normal People: Marianne’s Italian villa is now available to rent on AirbnbCould it be a perfect spot for your own lingering glances or unspeakably tense dinner party?Thu May 21 2020 - 12:00
Face masks: The definitive guide to when to wear them, how to wash them, and the chin tuckCoronavirus: Now you’ve made your own fabric mask, here are the rules for using itMon May 18 2020 - 15:16
Jennifer O’Connell: Endless dithering on children and education is unconscionableCovid-19 has exposed system’s shortcomings and Government has failed to act effectivelySat May 16 2020 - 01:00
The Johnny Ronan coronavirus videos show an Ireland that never went awayJennifer O’Connell: The footage is unsettling when juxtaposed with closure of Bewley’sSat May 09 2020 - 01:00
When a scientist’s love life is bigger news than Covid-19 deaths, something is wrongProf Neil Ferguson and his girlfriend broke UK lockdown rules. But he’s not a politicianWed May 06 2020 - 13:22
Going for a walk today? These are the rules you need to followJennifer O’Connell has written down the unwritten rules of walking in the age of Covid-19Mon May 04 2020 - 05:00
Fertility treatment and coronavirus: ‘The Covid-19 baby boom jokes are hard to take’Fertility clinics reopen next week. What does that mean for those awaiting treatment?Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00
What happens if Covid-19 shuts off the Irish emigration safety valve?The outlook for Ireland’s young people is particularly bleakSat May 02 2020 - 05:00
What are working parents supposed to do between now and September?It won’t have been Cheltenham-goers or second-home owners who derailed our efforts to beat the virus, but harassed working parents desperate for a childcare solutionSat May 02 2020 - 01:00
Plastic snugs and seats for all: The pub after the pandemicWe won’t have ‘packed pubs’ anytime soon, so how will going for a socially distant pint work?Sat Apr 25 2020 - 06:00
Could New Zealand’s ‘bubble’ strategy offer a way out of lockdown?Plan might help people adhere to coronavirus restrictions as public’s patience wanesSat Apr 25 2020 - 01:00
Meghan and Harry’s tabloid ‘divorce’ won’t turn off the tap of public attentionThe trouble is, the Markle-Sussexes aren’t actually attempting to retreat from public lifeMon Apr 20 2020 - 13:15
After Covid-19: What kind of life will be waiting on the other side?People share their experience of the pandemic and their hopes for life afterwardsSat Apr 18 2020 - 06:00
We need to talk about reopening schools, for everyone’s sakeWe seem to be in danger of delaying the issue of schools reopening until autumn when we should be trying to follow DenmarkSat Apr 18 2020 - 01:00
The Irish town trying to fight back against coronavirusBehind the closed shutters, there is hope and resilience in WaterfordTue Apr 14 2020 - 03:29
Jennifer O’Connell: Beware the benevolent tech billionairesIt is possible to act out of both compassion and self-interest simultaneouslySat Apr 11 2020 - 01:00
‘Humbled’ Andrew McGinley asks supporters to help others in their communitiesBereaved father received more than 1,000 letters and cards after self-isolation appealWed Apr 08 2020 - 14:26
Coronavirus anxiety keeping you awake? Here’s how to get more sleepBad sleep and anxiety feed off each other and deplete immune systems. But there is hopeSat Apr 04 2020 - 06:05
Restarting Ireland: When and how will we ‘get back to normal’?Optimists say July. Others September. We will return – gradually – to a much changed worldSat Apr 04 2020 - 06:00
Jennifer O'Connell: For some people, home is the most dangerous place of allPandemics are good for hard men. Spare a thought for their victimsSat Apr 04 2020 - 01:00
Jennifer O'Connell: Covid-19 is normalising mass surveillance of citizensTrack-and-trace strategy to contain coronavirus uses citizens’ personal dataSat Mar 28 2020 - 00:33
Coronavirus: ‘China is suddenly looking very attractive’Irish man David O’Connor’s business recruiting teachers to work in China is boomingFri Mar 27 2020 - 17:11
